Recorded 1888–2019 Girls' name Peak 1971 592 births

Adra — girls' name

592 babies named Adra in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Adra was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

14 babies were named Adra in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adra

The Social Security Administration has registered 592 babies named Adra between 1888 and 2019, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adra performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Adra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 592 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adra at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

592

Since 1888

132 years of records

Peak year

1971

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1888

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2019

Adra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1888

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1971)
14
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Adra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
75 births that decade — 13% of Adra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adra?
592 babies have been named Adra since 1888. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1971 with 14 births.
When was Adra most popular?
Adra was most popular in the 1920s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Adra been used?
Adra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 132 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Adra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adriana, Adrienne, Adrianna, Adrian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.